What is Real Time?
Real Time is a way to identify where in the route your bus or light rail train is currently. Real time data is fed from the bus or light rail train to keep track of the vehicle's location.
Our new...
Real Time is a way to identify where in the route your bus or light rail train is currently. Real time data is fed from the bus or light rail train to keep track of the vehicle's location.
Our new...
During Phase II Project construction, activities on Santa Clara Street near Market Street will be primarily contained to a fenced-in staging area off-street. Construction will be similar to other low...
Yes, we will have ambassadors at the stadium and key light rail transit centers answering questions and helping customers reach their event.
Mobility devices must be secured every time when used upon a VTA bus. VTA also recommends, but does not require, the use of lap belts and shoulder harnesses.
Bus operators are responsible for...
VTA's most up-to-date frequency chart can be accessed on our Service Changes page, under Related Documents.
Seats near the front door of all VTA buses and Light Rail trains are designated for seniors and persons with disabilities.
Passengers who want to use the priority seating area but find that it is...
Bus operators will assist passengers with disabilities and seniors:
Service animals and service-animals-in-training may ride on VTA buses and light rail trains. Service animals are specially trained animals that assist persons with disabilities. The customer’s...
A personal care attendant is someone who accompanies a passenger with a disability to provide assistance with the trip or with tasks needed at the trip’s destination.
Attendants with passengers...
School 256 only operates on days when Willow Glen High School is in session during the regular school year and is subject to adjustment or cancellation based on school calendars.
For adjusted...
School 246 and 247 only operate on school days when Milpitas High School is in session during the regular school year.
Visit our School Trippers page for more information.
A Major Investment Study, completed by VTA in 2001, evaluated 11 different combinations of transit alternatives and alignments for the I-880 and I-680 corridors. BART was identified with the currently...
When the BART District was formed in the 1960s, Santa Clara County opted out. As population and job growth rose in Santa Clara County, congestion along the I-880 and I-680 corridors grew as well. VTA...
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension Program will bring Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) into Santa Clara County and ring the San Francisco Bay with frequent rail service. The program is a 16-mile, six...
VTA intends to engage the community throughout the project. Please sign-up to receive updates in the "Subscribe to Updates" section on this page. There will also be several opportunities to attend...
VTA has a long standing partnership with the cities. This includes coordination with city staff within the Planning, Engineering, and Public Works departments. This relationship and partnership will...
The funding strategy for VTA's BART Phase II Project is planned through multiple revenue streams including:
VTA is using innovation to minimize impact to small businesses. VTA and BART chose the single-bore tunnel construction methodology to reduce street-level impacts to the extent feasible that...
Our printed and online schedules only list major timepoints for reference, but trains will stop at all stations when a customer onboard requests the stop or someone is waiting to board.
You can use...
Based on our project team’s advanced engineering efforts to determine schedule and cost, VTA anticipates:
VTA received Board approval of its California Environmental Quality Act document (Subsequent Environmental Impact Report) in April 2018. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Record of...
Approximately five of the six mile Phase II Project will be in a subway tunnel, starting just east of US-101 and Las Plumas Avenue and ending just north of I-880 and Newhall Street. The 28th Street...
The projected 2035 daily ridership for Phase II is approximately 54,600. This projection is based on a 2012 travel demand model that includes Association of Bay Area Governments 2009 land-use data...